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"Old" Three-Year General Requirements

This page has information for students who were admitted to 3 Year General Psychology prior to Fall 2016. If you were admitted after Fall 2016, please see the page for the current 3 Year General requirements.

Features of Three-Year General Psychology

Psych 291 (Research Methods) and Psych 292 (Basic Data Analysis), 2 required courses for 3 Year General Psych, will introduce you to the scientific methods for understanding mind and behaviour.

The remaining Psychology courses provide a general overview of the body of knowledge that currently exists in the diverse and exciting field of Psychology.

Requirements

See the undergraduate calendar for the Bachelor of Arts (BA) programs in Psychology. The official statement of degree requirements is in the Undergraduate calendar. The information on this website is supplementary.

BA Breadth requirements

Any 2 of the psychology courses (1.0 units) taken for the psychology Major will also satisfy 1.0 of the 2.0 units required in the 'Social Science' category. You must complete at least 1.0 units in the Social Science category from a discipline(s) other than psychology.

As a result of that overlap in requirements, you will only require 4.0 units in addition to your Psych major requirements to satisfy the BA Breadth Requirements instead of the normal 5.0 units.

Counting courses taken to fulfil a major or minor plan (including the Psych major) towards Faculty of Arts Breadth Requirements does not qualify as double counting and is not subject to double counting rules.

Other requirements

65% cumulative Psychology average.

All PSYCH courses taken at UWaterloo count towards the Psychology average, even if they are "extra" PSYCH courses or cross-listed courses.

Residency requirements and transfer credits: You must not exceed the amount of allowable transfer credits (including internal and external transfer credits) and you must satisfy the residency requirements for both the Faculty of Arts and the Psychology Department (see Psychology Department policies for details).

Triple counting' is not allowed under any circumstances. This means that a single psychology course cannot be used to satisfy psychology course requirements in more than 2 programs (e.g., Major and two Minors).

After Graduation:

A Three-Year General or Four-Year General Bachelor of Arts in Psychology will not be sufficient for admission to graduate studies in psychology.